Bangkok's Boat Noodle Village

Bangkok's Boat Noodle Village. Located along a small khlong near the northeast quadrant of the Victory Monument's Ratchawithi Road traffic circle in the city's Ratchathewi neighborhood, the village contains an assortment of Thai boat noodle vendor stalls and restaurants that offer a choice between a small bowl of noodles for 15 Baht and a large bowl of noodles for 50 Baht. I tried a small bowl of pork namtok noodles from the Jay Kloy Soi Ratchawithi 10 noodle shop, which flavor profile wise was spicy with a good balance of tangy and salty and a pleasant savory umi (fermented shrimp paste?) funk, and was very tasty. It was tempting to sample a couple of other stall's small bowls but we had other dining plans for later that day.